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Sidney Arnold Franklin (March 21, 1893 – May 18, 1972) was an American film director and producer. Franklin, like William C. deMille , specialized in adapting literary works or Broadway stage plays.
Sidney Franklin (born Sidney Frumkin; 11 July 1903 – 26 April 1976) was the first American to become a successful matador, the most senior level of bullfighter.
Jun 3, 2019 · NEW YORK ( JTA) — In the bullfighting world of the 1920s and ’30s, Sidney Franklin was defined not only by his Americanness, elegance or tough-guy personality but also by his Jewishness. The ...
Jun 25, 2019 · The Gay Jewish Matador From Brooklyn. Sidney Franklin was “hiding in plain sight” as a closeted bullfighter in a macho sport. He became a legend in Spain and loved dressing the part. The New ...
May 14, 2024 · Sidney Franklin was an American film director and producer best known for The Good Earth (1937), his sweeping adaptation of the best-selling novel by Pearl S. Buck. Franklin got his start in films in 1912 as a writer. He and his brother, Chester M. Franklin, made a short film, The Baby (1915), that.
Corey Kilgannon looks at the life of Sidney Franklin, the first Jewish American to reach matador status in Spain, who hid his sexuality in plain sight
Jun 4, 2019 · The life of gay, Jewish bullfighter Sidney Franklin. At the age of 19, Franklin left Brooklyn for Mexico. It was there that he discovered his love for bullfighting, learning from the prominent...
Jun 4, 2019 · In the bullfighting world of the 1920s and ’30s, Sidney Franklin was defined not only by his Americanness, elegance or tough-guy personality but also by his Jewishness.
bullfighting. In bullfighting: Act one. …complete protective armour (encouraged by Sidney Franklin, the first U.S.-born professional matador) was officially adopted in 1930, virtually eliminating the number of injured or killed horses. Until this protection was instituted, the number of horses harmed or outright killed in corridas at times ...
S idney Franklin was a Hollywood director, producer, screenwriter and actor who became one of MGM’s top directors and producers. At age 20, Franklin got his start in the industry as an assistant cameraman and eventually he and his brother, Chester M. Franklin, co-directed a number of comedy shorts and features for children, including ...
